Knik Glacier

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Knik Glacier
Knik Glacier
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Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates	61°22′2.8488″N 148°17′55.3092″W / 61.367458000°N 148.298697000°W / 61.367458000; -148.298697000
Length	25 miles (40 km)
Terminus	glacial lake
Status	retreating

The Knik Glacier (Dena'ina: Skitnu Łi'a) is an ice field located 50 miles (80 km) east of Anchorage, Alaska on the northern end of the Chugach Mountains. The ice field averages over 25 miles (40 km) long and over 5 miles (8.0 km) across, making it one of the largest glaciers in southcentral Alaska. Knik Glacier feeds the 25-mile (40 km) long Knik River which empties into the Knik Arm section of Cook Inlet.